Making your Bathroom Safer with Light and Colour (1)

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Making your Bathroom Safer with Light and Colour
A bathroom can be a sanctuary, a place of peace
away from the hustle bustle of everyday life.
By choosing lighting and colour, a bathroom can be
personalised. Lighting and colour affect the
senses and give off vibes which affect how you
feel, personally.
In later years, the sense of sight can change and
so tailoring a bathroom to support such changes
is a wise move. As with blue for the cold water
tap and red for the hot, using colour can have a
positive effect on safety elements in the
bathroom.
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Colour To most of us, colours have meaning. This
meaning can come in the form of a memory,
sadness, comfort, or a feel good factor.

• Using a colour which makes you feel good can make
  the bathroom a calming place to be.
• The Psychology of Colour
• Colour has been associated with eye strain, mood,
  blood pressure and emotions. It has a real
  effect on how we respond and react to things we
  see.
• Colour can create the vibe that says who you are,
  including
• brown natural, organic and trustworthy
• black strong, bold and sophisticated
• white fresh, open and bright
• grey mature, stable and relatable
• blue tranquil, passionate and calm
• green and yellow uplift, vitality and optimism
• purple and pink fun, youthful and invigorating.
• Colour interprets how we relate to and feel about
  things around us. Enhancing your bathroom with
  satisfying colours helps you to relax and can
  also uplift your day.
• Colour can also enhance the safety in the room.

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Getting the Bathroom Right The decor for
bathroom walls, bathroom furniture and flooring
has a somewhat permanence about it. Choose a
colour which allows a mixture of other colours
to be teamed with it in the form of soft
furnishings. Elements such as lighting, flooring
and soft furnishings, can be changed easily,
giving the bathroom a new feel at a moments
notice.
Lighting and Flooring - Lighting Directional
lighting will make a bathroom a safer place.
Choose warm colours for lighting as opposed to
bright ones, to allow eyes to work
comfortably. Light coming from the ceiling rather
than from walls will prove better for people who
are disturbed by bright lights shining directly
into their eyes. Lights directed to key areas
will help individuals with vision changes (e.g.
macular degeneration and a clouding of vision
due to cataracts) to operate safely and
comfortably in that room.
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- Flooring When choosing floor tiles, matt finish
tiles are much safer than shiny finishes.
Rough stone is a good choice for floor tiles, as
stone absorbs water and so reduces the chances
of slipping. Soft Furnishings The ambience of
the bathroom can be changed, simply by changing
the colour of its soft furnishings. Soft
furnishings can be in different textures and in a
wealth of colours, making a statement as to a
rooms overall feel. - Towels Coloured towels
add character to a bathroom and liven up what
can quite often be a colour neutral space. For
individuals with vision changes, colour can act
as an identification point, creating contrast
with other objects and allowing the individual
to move around with relative ease.
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- Bath Mats and Bath Rugs Bath mats and bath rugs
serve different needs.
Bath mats are functional, whereas bath rugs give
an element of luxury. A bath mat is a safety
item, designed to save you from slipping on a
wet floor by soaking up any spillages. A bath mat
stands directly in front of the bath or shower,
ready for you to stand on and dry yourself off.
It will be made of extra absorbent materials and
will have an anti-slip backing to keep it in
place. A bath mat can prevent mould, mildew and
the build up of bacteria.
Bath mats may be made from cotton, memory foam,

• microfibre, or even bamboo or teak.
• Cotton is super absorbent and washes very well.
• Memory foam is exceptional in both water
  absorbency and comfort.
• Microfibre offers a cushioned feel, is super warm
  and also offers the dry quickly feature.
• Bamboo and teak both offer a solid surface and are

resistant to water penetration, making them almost
indestructible. These hard surfaces can be
treated with
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• anti-mould and anti-mildew varnish, making them
  last for
• years.
• A bath rug is a cosmetic item, designed to make
  your bathroom look attractive and cosy.
• Think of a bath rug as being more of a room rug,
  as it can be used anywhere in the bathroom and
  not limited to placing only near the bath for
  spillages.
• Bath rugs do absorb water but are more of a
  luxury than purposeful accessory.
• Bath rugs arent as thick as bath mats, as they
  are mainly for decoration and ambience.
• As they are decorative instead of purposeful,
  rugs may not have an anti-slip backing.
• Bath rugs need a little more maintenance than a
  bath mat, so always check if the rug you are
  going to purchase can be washed, or if it should
  be dry-cleaned.
• Bath rugs may be made from cotton, wool,
  chenille, or nylon.
• Cotton is super absorbent and dries very quickly.
• Wool offers a thicker rug, extra absorbency and ai
  r circulation keeps the rug fresher for longer.

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• Chenille is made up of water resistant fibres,
  which makes
• it a desired choice. Chenille is also hard
  wearing.
• Nylon is strong, moisture repellent and also
  stain resistant, making it an excellent choice
  for durability.
• - Sizes
• Bath mats and bath rugs come in a range of sizes,
  from 17 inches by 24 inches (42.5 cms. by 60
  cms.) to 27 inches by 45 inches (67.5 cms. by
  112.5 cms.). The important point is that the
  size fits well in your bathroom space. Too big a
  size could lead to the item not lying flat and
  it may become a tripping hazard. Too small a
  size would lead to the rug being inoperative.
• Bath Mats for Inside the Bath or Shower
• Bath mats can be used inside the bath or shower,
  for safety purposes. With suction cups on the
  underside of the bath mat, it is firmly secured
  to the bath or shower base, making it safer to
  get in and out of the bath, or to stand safely in
  the shower.
• Quality rubber grip bath mats will have a
  textured top side, to prevent slipping, as well
  as holes to allow water to pass through the bath
  mat when not in use, rather than gather on the
  surface. This drainage feature helps reduce the
  build up of bacteria.

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Rubber bath mats can quite often be
machine-washable, allowing the removal of any
built up residue or bacteria. Bath mats come in
different colours, allowing the user with vision
changes to see exactly where it is on the bath or
shower base. A long bath mat which stretches the
whole length of the bath base will prove extra
protective for users who want to feel safe from
sliding under whilst in the bath. The Added
Safety of Grab Rails Ageing has an effect on
eyesight but also affects ones balance and
mobility. Grab rails are a real must in an
elderly persons bathroom, as they aid moving
around independently and so support
wellbeing. Grab rails should be placed close
enough together that an individual with balance
and / or mobility difficulties can keep their
balance whilst moving around. The individual with
vision changes will also benefit from the
security of having something to hold onto whilst
negotiating moving forward. Grab rails can be
placed inside a shower, as well as on the wall
side of the bath, giving something to hold onto
when getting in
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to bathe. Grab rails in a shower can also
support the individual who enjoys standing whilst
showering. Summary When choosing a bath mat or
bath rug, make sure that it is absorbent and
non-slip. Any stagnant water in a bathroom can
become a breeding
ground for bacteria and will make the bathroom bot
h
unsanitary and smelly. The lining on bath mats
may be rubber, silicone or latex and will make
the floor safer for use.
With both bath mats and bath rugs, make sure that
the colour doesnt run, before adding them to a
mixed wash. For hygiene purposes, it is best to
wash a bath mat at least once a week. Microfibre
can sometimes cause skin allergies, though there
are hypoallergenic options now available. Get
into the habit of always lifting and hanging up
the non-slip mat from the bath or shower base,
to allow it to drip dry over the bath or shower.
This will reduce any chances of the build up of
soap products or bacteria.
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It is now possible to buy eco-friendly bath mats
and bath rugs,with information as to being
eco-friendly displayed on the product label and
in the product description. Please note that grab
rails can be installed in any room in the house,
building confidence and maintaining independence
for the individual is no longer fully steady on
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